# Post ts_109609545926648028

- Post ID: `ts_109609545926648028`
- Platform: Truth Social
- Posted: 2022-12-31T17:49:00.532Z (UTC)
- Deleted: no
- Repost: no
- Canonical URL: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609545926648028
- Analysis page: https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609545926648028/analysis

## Post text

> https://www.businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchinson-work-for-trump-january-6-attack-select-committee-2022-8

## Engagement

- Likes: 9,726
- Reposts: 2,928
- Replies: 475
- Views: unknown
- Metrics collected: 2026-02-01T01:19:51.425Z (UTC)

# Analysis

_Machine-generated by trump.fm on 2026-03-20T01:18:18.112Z (UTC): a model's reading of this post, not his words. Its psychological terms describe the language, not a clinical assessment of him._

## Analysis: Link-Only Post Re: Cassidy Hutchinson / January 6

### Post Context
This is a bare URL post linking to a Business Insider article about Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who provided key testimony to the January 6 Select Committee. The post contains no commentary — just the link itself.

### Authorship Attribution
Trump was almost certainly at Mar-a-Lago for New Year's Eve. UTC 17:49 = 12:49 PM EST — midday, business hours. The link-only format with no commentary, no caps, no emotional editorializing is highly consistent with aide posting (likely Scavino). Trump's authentic posts from this same day show his characteristic style: ALL CAPS, exclamation marks, nicknames, emotional reactivity. This post lacks all of those markers.

### Psychological Context
Within the longitudinal context of the day's posts — attacking NYT, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and promoting Truth Social — this post fits a pattern of grievance broadcasting. The Hutchinson article relates to the J6 Committee, a known narcissistic injury source. Sharing without comment is unusual for Trump personally when the topic involves perceived betrayal (Hutchinson turned against him). This further supports aide authorship — an aide might share for informational/engagement purposes without the emotional charge Trump would bring.

### Rhetorical Function
The bare link serves as signal-boosting — drawing followers' attention to the Hutchinson/J6 narrative without explicit framing, allowing the audience to supply their own interpretation. This is a passive propaganda technique: agenda-setting without editorializing.

### Clinical Significance
Minimal. A link-only post provides almost no linguistic or psychological data for analysis. The post is notable primarily for what it *lacks* — Trump's characteristic emotional markers.

## Authorship Analysis

**Aide-Written** (score: 15%)

### Indicators

- Link-only post with zero commentary
- Midday posting time (12:49 PM EST)
- No ALL CAPS, exclamation marks, or nicknames
- Stark contrast with other same-day posts that are clearly authentic
- Professional/neutral formatting

## Psychological Profile

### State

**Grandiose State**

**Trigger:** Maintenance — Exposure (January 6 Committee / Cassidy Hutchinson testimony)

Sentiment: -0.20

### Clinical

**Malignant Narcissism:**
- Narcissistic: 30%
- Antisocial: 10%
- Paranoid: 30%
- Sadism: 10%

**Cognitive Complexity:**
- Complexity: 0%

## Tags

- january-6 (90%)
- cassidy-hutchinson (80%)
- aide-posted (85%)

## That day

_From trump.fm's machine-generated digest of the day, not his words._

**New Year's Eve Consumed by Media Attacks and Grievance While Tax Return Release Goes Unmentioned**

Trump spent New Year's Eve posting from Mar-a-Lago in a restless, combative mood that stretched from late night into the early morning hours. The day's most striking feature was what he didn't say -- despite Congress releasing his tax returns just days earlier, he never acknowledged them, instead lashing out at the New York Times as "Enemy of the People" and attacking every major cable network including Fox News. The afternoon brought a rapid-fire dump of curated articles painting Biden's America as failing. Overall, the day felt like a grievance inventory disguised as year-end reflection, with late-night posting hinting at disrupted sleep.

Full digest for 2022-12-31: https://trump.fm/date/2022-12-31/analysis

## Citation

- APA: Trump, D. J. (2022, December 31). https://www.businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchinson... [Social media post]. Truth Social. trump.fm. https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609545926648028
- MLA: Trump, Donald J. "https://www.businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchinson-work-for-..." Truth Social, 31 Dec. 2022. trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609545926648028. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.
- Chicago: Donald J. Trump, "https://www.businessinsider.com/cassidy-hutchinson-work-for-...," Truth Social, December 31, 2022, archived at trump.fm, https://trump.fm/post/ts_109609545926648028.

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